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fender standard jazz bass vs. the ibanez icb200



 
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Bassdini
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 25, 2006 6:17 pm    Post subject: fender standard jazz bass vs. the ibanez icb200 Reply with quote
ok well i am looking for some opinons on witch bass to buy the icb200 or the the standard fender jazz bass i owuld like as much help as u could give thax
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bruntxbridge
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 8:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
it really just depends on the style of music you want to play. personally i would go with the ibanez. just because thats all i will ever play.
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Tyler
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 5:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
bruntxbridge wrote:
it really just depends on the style of music you want to play. personally i would go with the ibanez. just because thats all i will ever play.

I'd second what he said, however, i'd personally go with the Fender.

I've owned a Fender standard J-bass, and I really enjoyed it.
I've since moved on to Warwicks/Schecters, but I'll admit to saving up my nickels and dimes in order to buy the Fender Geddy Lee J-Bass.
Like bruntxbridge said, it's all in what style you want to play.
Look at who you mentors are; what do they play and why?
Who in the bass community do you admire or wish to sound like? What do they play?

Anywhoo, thats my 2c, worth exactly what you paid to read it! Laughing
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Ankhanu
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 12:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'd personally go Fender... but, like the other two said, it's not really cut and dry. While they've said play the bass that people who play your style play... but I'd say get whatever feels good in your hands. How it feels is much more important than what's popular, and it is a very individual thing. Even if it doesn't sound right, but feels amazing, go with it. Switching out the pickups to make it sound right will be better than playing something that sounds good, but doesn't marry well to your hands.
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Tyler
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 4:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ankhanu wrote:
I'd personally go Fender... but, like the other two said, it's not really cut and dry. While they've said play the bass that people who play your style play... but I'd say get whatever feels good in your hands. How it feels is much more important than what's popular, and it is a very individual thing. Even if it doesn't sound right, but feels amazing, go with it. Switching out the pickups to make it sound right will be better than playing something that sounds good, but doesn't marry well to your hands.


I'll second these ideas too, though usually when I've been bass shopping I'll select a particular line of basses that produce what I want to hear, then move to which one in that particular line feels best.
I've found that many things about the 'feel' of a bass can be adjusted; action, strings, sometimes weight. Not everything can be adjusted, though (sound or feel), and sometimes there are quirks about a particular bass that either put you off or turn you on.
One example would be Curbow basses. I really like the look and sound of them, and the feel while playing standing up, but they're dang near impossible to play sitting down due to the shape of the lower portion of the body.
Another example from personal experience: there were certain aspects of the sound my erstwhile Warwick produced that I didn't care for when employed playing certain songs; for those songs I'd switch to my Fender.
There's some songs I don't care for the sound of when played on my Schecter or Fender, and for those I switch to the other bass, and what not.

Anyways, to wrap up this ramble:

Sound=good
Feel =good
Fender=good
Ibanez=good

Go with what sounds best to you while feeling good at the same time.
Very Happy
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